This woman’s personal admission here strikes a chord in me.
Some of you Fox News junkies (you know who you are) really should consider this.
I try not to follow politics.
That probably sounds unpatriotic, as well as irresponsible, for someone who is grateful to have been born an American citizen. But I find that the verbal sparring in print and online, the “yelling shows” on TV, just aren’t healthy for me. Tiny news, transitory news, captures too much of my attention. I get restless, looking for the next “fix” of urgency to come along. I get to identifying with one camp or another, and feel stung by the attacks they sustain, and feel smug when our side gets off a good one. It’s just not good. — Frederica Matthews-Green
Consider her admission. Does it sound like you? If it does, why not take this simple step?
It sounds so simple but it is a simple step we don’t do often enough.
Stop and ask yourself this question:
What is my daily intake of news doing to my spirit?
Does it promote godliness, holiness, faith, hope and love?
I am not saying you need to stick your head in the ground and remain ignorantly uniformed.
But I am saying that you should consider.
Why do I need to know all this news?
What good (if any) is it accomplishing in my life?
Does it have any influence on my ability to love God and love people?
She concludes with this:
I have been thinking a lot lately about St. Paul’s words to the Thessalonians that they should “pray constantly” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). He must have thought this was possible. And if you’re going to try to keep your mind in constant prayer, the first step must be to sit your attention squarely down in front of the Lord Jesus Christ and train it to stay there. Something that agitates the mind, especially something that stimulates the desire to do verbal battle, is going to be like tinfoil to a magpie. — Frederica Matthews-Green